Thomas TOURGEE

(b. December 1892 , West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA d. 30 August 1914 , West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA )
Cause of Death: Gun shot wound to the head

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Thomas TOURGEE was born December 1892 in West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA

Thomas TOURGEE was the child of Warren Perry TOURGEE and Isadore V DOWNING

Thomas TOURGEE died 30 August 1914 in West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA .
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1892 Birth
December 1892
West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

Death
Name: Thomas Tourgee
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 30 Aug 1914
Death Place: West Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
Age: 21
Birth Date: 1893
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Father's Name: Warren P. Tourgee
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Mother's Name: Iasa Downing
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09613-5
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
GS Film number: 2378847
Reference ID: p 7

'Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F8FX-LBY : 6 December 2014), Thomas Tourgee, 30 Aug 1914; citing West Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, reference p 7; FHL microfilm 2,378,847.'
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